Fox Hollow was filled with magic moments. One of those that remains in our minds is the memory of Jean Redpath singing "Will Ye Go Lassie Go" in the late afternoon. The sun was behind the stage; it was sort of hazy. People were singing slow, glorious harmonies, and there was a hush when the song was over. We all knew that we had experienced something "other worldly".

Our four sons grew up going to the festival, first with us, then on their own. They are all involved with music, and Fox Hollow definitely influenced their musical lives, We felt that the festival in the early years when Bob Beers was alive was a reflection of his personality- his quirks, his imagination, his sensibility; of music in a pastoral setting creating a mood taking us beyond the problems of everyday living.

My wife and I are among those who attended all of the festivals (we came as fans, performers and volunteers). We realized that a low-key family-oriented festival was possible, and we brought this idea to our own community. We ran a festival in a local park for 17 years, with many of our invited performers having been first heard at Fox Hollow.

Our memories of Fox Hollow are colored by individual flashbacks, and Fox Hollow with time has become a Shang-Ri-La.